Performance Settings

Config

Play Mode

The Play Mode selects how the keys of the playing surface are mapped to the guitar strings:

Mono: Only one string is played by all of the keys — can be used for solo lead-guitar presets — no polyphony possible unless Mono Mode Intervals are enabled

String: Each row of the playing surface represents a string — most common way of playing in a lead guitar style. Polyphony accomplished by playing one or more keys on one or more strings at the same time.

Poly: All keys on the playing surface are treated like like a separate voice. Most common way of playing in a piano style, especially from a MIDI controller that sends out on a single channel.

Quantization

Piano: Each Key is quantized to Standard Pitch, with no bending or finger vibrato

Guitar: Like Piano Mode with finger-vibrato. Key pitches start out on Standard Pitch (Snap in effect), but they can be bent by dragging left or right within a Key. A new note is played when your finger crosses into the next Key to the left or right, crossing a "fret".

Slide:
You can slide left or right along the same string to get any amount of bend (or wide vibrato) without triggering a new note (like on a slide guitar or fretless fingerboard). Whenever your finger enters a new Key, the pitch will approach Standard Pitch according to the Slide Speed setting (below)

Snap: When this is on, Standard Pitch is initially played no matter where your finger happens lands on a key, except when sliding into the key from the left or right in Slide mode. When Snap is off, the initial pitch is sharp or flat when you land to the right or left of the Key center, respectively. Watch the four-segment circle drawn around your finger tip to see how the Pitch is changing automatically

Slide Speed: Controls the speed of sliding to Standard Pitch for the current Key

Mono Mode Intervals

Here you can define a chord that will sound when playing a single note. The chord is defined in terms of intervals. Currently 8 chords can be defined. You can also define a separation time, in seconds, so the chord plays as an apreggio. The separation time can also be set from Arpeggiator or Master Rate. If you enable the Arpeggiator, the separation time controls will become unavailable. If you select use Master Rate however, the separation time derived from the Master Rate will stick.

Note: If Mono Mode Intervals are enabled without the arpeggiator then there are no noteOffs between noteOns. If the arepeggiator is enabled then there are noteOffs between noteOns, i.e. With arpeggiator: noteOn, noteOff, noteOn, noteOff..., without arpeggiator: noteOn, noteOn, noteOff, noteOff.

Arpeggiator

If the arpeggiator is enabled, notes that are being played will be apreggiated. You can apreggiate chords you play if the preset is in String Mode or Poly Mode, or you can arpeggiated Mono Mode Intervals.

Tempo

Speed of the apreggio, can be tied to Master Rate.

Note Order

The Note Order determines which order the arpeggio will be played.

Octave

Octave indicates how many octaves the arpeggiator will play.

Control

Master Rate

Master rate can be taken from MIDI Clock, tapped out or specified in terms of bpm, Hz or seconds. Certain parameters on given effects, such as Echo delay, can subscribe to Master Rate, and also specify a multiplier. Anywhere you see a Master Rate button this can be done

Keyboard

Layout

Number of strings is the number of rows on the playing surface.

Number of frets is the number of columns on the playing surface.

Width and Pan can be used to modify the width keys and where they are located.

Scale/Root

A variety of scales can be chosen if you like. You can just keep the scale as major and the root as C and note where the accidentals are, or you can adjust the scale and root if you like.

Tuning

Many common tunings are available. The most popular are Standard Guitar and Geo Shred All Fourths. Here you also specify the max and min octave for the preset. Most of the time you want to allow the maximum range, which is -1 to 5.

Scrape

The effect of Scrape parameter is repeated excitation of the strings that are being played.

The faster you move your finger, the louder the scraped notes will be, with the maximum velocity being 1.0

The value of the Scrape parameter is not settable from Performance Settings, but it is a parameter you can choose when you make Control Surface, Expression Pad or Key Y mapping.

Create a new Preset, and map Scrape to Expression X.

Play a note and hold it down

With another finger touch down on the left side Expression Pad and move it to right

You will hear the scraping sound

Increase the value of scrape parameter to make it louder.

Decrease the value of the scrape parameter to make it softer.

A value of zero means no scraping, a value of 1 means minimal scraping, and value of 1000 means maximum scraping.

The faster you move your finger, in one direction the louder the scrape

The slower you move your finger, in one direction the louder the scrape

If you switch directions the scrape get louder as you turn around then procede as described above.

You can turn on Note Update trace to see the effect your choice of scrape has

You may want to pick different scaling factors for Key Y scrape mappings than you do for the Expression Pad or Control Surface sliders, because the keys are often physically smaller.